Collar holder



Nov. 3-, 1936. FREE 2,059,998

COLLAR HOLDER Filed Jui' 18, 1934 @drZe/LD Patented Nov. 3, 1936 UNITED COLLAR HOLDER Charles W. Price, Hollywood, Calif., assignor of one-half to Charles E. Scribner, New York,

Application July 18, 1934, Serial No. 735,869

1 Claim.

This invention relates to collar holders particularly adapted for holding the points of soft collars in place snugly against the shirt with which the collar is worn.

Many shirts now worn by men have either attached soft collars or are adapted to be worn with detachable soft or semi-soft collars. In either case there is a decided tendency for the points of the collar below the neck band tobulge upwardly or outwardly, causing an unsightly appearance. Various means have been devised for overcoming this objection, such as the use of of the well known collar pin or buttons on the shirt passing through button-holes in the collar points. Both of these have certain objections well known to those using soft collars, and the present invention is designed to overcome these objections and to provide a simple and practical means for securing the points of soft collars to the shirt and holding them smoothly in place as desired.

A further object is to provide a simple and practical device of the above character which may be inexpensively manufactured and applied to the collar and shirt with minimum effort.

A further object is to provide collar holding means for holding the points of a soft collar securely in place and at the same time be invisible.

A further object is to provide an article of the above character which will in no way injure the shirt or collar and which will automatically be removed when the shirt or collar is laundered.

Other objects will be in part obvious from the annexed drawing and in part hereinafter indicated in connection therewith by the following analysis of this invention.

This invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, the combination of parts, the unique relation of the members, and in the relative proportioning and disposition thereof, all as more completely outlined herein.

To enable others skilled in the art to fully comprehend the underlying features of this invention that they may embody the same by the numerous modifications in structure and relation contemplated by the invention, a drawing depicting a preferred form of the invention has been annexed as part of this disclosure, and in such drawing like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the views, in which- Fig. 1 is a view illustrating a portion of collar,

shirt and tie, showing the manner in which the collar holding device is applied; and

Figs. 2 and 3 are elevational views of the opposite sides of the complete article as manufactured and sold. 5

The article itself as shown at 5 in Fig. 1 comprises a single sheet of any desired material preferably heavy paper by reason of its inexpensiveness, which is gummed or applied with suitable adhesive on both sides. This article is 10 preferably of triangular shape as it more readily adapts itself to application to the points 6 of the collar 1 as shown in Fig. 2. This shape also lends itself to cheapness in manufacture as the articles may be cut from a strip without waste 15 of material as would occur if the article were in disc form.

The collar holders may be applied either before or after the shirt and collar are put on and the tie 8 adjusted. In practice it has been found 20 convenient to moisten two of the small holders on one side, as one might lick a postage stamp, and apply first to the shirt under the points 6 of the collar 1 and held for a few seconds while the glue or adhesive sets. The tie is then put 25 on and the exposed surface of the holder moistened and the collar pressed thereagainst. The collar is thus securely held in its proper position and remains that way throughout the day. When it is desired to remove the tie and shirt, 30 the knot of the tie is simply undone and the collar points raised, causing the holder to separate from the collar or shirt, and when the shirt is laundered the adhesive or glue will dissolve and the small particles of paper wash away. 35

While the present articles are, as stated, preferably made triangular in shape and of stiff paper, gummed or coated with a normally dry adhesive on both sides, it is of course to be understood that other shapes may be used and likewise the base 40 material may be of fabric or plastic. Gummed paper, however, is believed to be least expensive, and the triangular shape preferable by reason of the elimination of waste in material as the articles are made. They may be easily cut from 45 a strip by the thousands and readily packed in small quantities and sold in envelopes to the user. As the adhesive is normally dry as distinguished from adhesive tape, there is no danger of the holders sticking together in their con- 50 tainer.

The invention is of simple, practical and inexpensive construction and is well adapted to accomplish, among others, all of the objects and advantages herein set forth. 56

I claim:

In combination, a shirt, a collar having points thereon, and adhesive means for holding said points against said shirt, said means comprising two pieces of sheet material each coated throughout substantially its entire surface area with normally dry, water-soluble adhesive, each piece being adapted to (be moistenedand inserted beneath a point of :said collar, the adhesive action thereof holding said collar points against said 10 shirt.

CHARLES W. PRICE. 

